VOLUME  2. 

LANSING,  MICHIGAN,  TUESDAY,  FEBRUARY  23,  1897. 

NUMBER  8. 

Institutes. 

COLD WAT t R. 
A  well  attended,  well  conducted, 
and  in  every  way  successful  institute 
was  held  at  Coldwater  February  IS 
and  10.  The  Coldwater  reporter  says 
that  on  the  18th,  C.  B.  Charles.  'TO. 
read  one  of  the  most  valuable  and  in 
terest in j;'  papers  ever  delivered  here. 
A  very  large  audience  was  in  attend 
ance  the  second  day.  Leroy  E.  Lock-
wood  delivered  a  lengthy  and  exhaust 
ive  paper  today  on  "The  Future  of 
the  Sheep  and  Wool  Industry."  Mi'. 
Ball,  conductor  of  the  institute,  com 
mended  the  paper,  which  denounced 
protection  for  the  manufacturer  with 
out  protection 
farmer.  Mr. 
Luce  followed  with  a  good  address, 
coinciding  with  the  views  of  previous 
speakers,  and  denounced  the  importa 
tion  of  80,000,000  pounds  of  shoddy 
each  year  which  displaces  so  much 
American  wool.  Mr.  I.  H.  Butterfield, 
of  Michigan  Agricultural  College,  fol 
lowed  with  a  very  able  and  instructive 
paper  on  "The  Present  Status  of  the 
Thoroughbred  Animal  on  Michigan 
Farms.  The  annual  election  was  held 
elected: 
today,  and 
President,  A.  L.  Smith.  Cirard;  sec 
retory  and  treasurer.  A.  H.  Bowers. 
Quincy. 

following 

the 

the 

for 

FLUSHING. 

The  farmers' 

institute  was  largely 
attended  both  days.  The  question  of 
state  and  government  economy  was 
referred  to  at  every  session,  the  free 
distribution  of  seeds  being  denounced 
as  a  public  scandal.  George  W.  Buck 
ingham,  of  Flint,  precipitated  a  heated 
discussion  by  declaring  the  state  ap 
propriation  for  farmers'  institutes  to 
resolution 
l>e  a  useless  expense.  A 
was  passed  almost  unanimously  fav 
oring  such  a  bill.  The  institute  is  said 
to  be  the  largest  and  best  ever  held  in 
the  state.  The  farmers  recognize  the 
hard  times,  but  take  a  hopeful  view. 
and  think  they  are  better  off  than  men 
in  other  branches  of  business. 

ALBION. 
At  Albion  three  sessions  were  held 
on  Friday  and  the  attendance  was 
large  at  each  session.  Interesting  pap 
ers  were  read  and 
thoroughly  dis 
cussed. 

The  Sketch  Class. 

To  see  Professor  Holdsworth  at  his 
best  you  should  visit  his  studio  on 
Tuesday 
afternoon 
or  Thursday 
when  he  is  with  his  sketch  class.  Here 
you  will find, not  the  instructor  in  free 
hand  or  mechanical  drawing,  careful, 
precise,  exacting;  but  the  whole-souled, 
genial,  unconventional  artist,  the  com 
panion  of  a  few  advanced  pupils  who 
love  art  for  art's  sake  and  their  teach 
er-companion  for  his  own  sake. 
But  if  you  would  penetrate 

this 
"Latin  Quarter,"  be  assured  that  there 
will  be  no  escape  until  you  have  posed 
as  "Little Billie,"  "The  Laird,"  "Taffy," 
"Trilby,"  or  some  other  noted  charac 
ter.  No  sooner  had  I  entered  the  stu 
dio  one  day  last  Week—an unlucky  day 
when  my  curiosity  got  the  better  of 
my  judgment—than  I  was  greeted  with 
"Aha! here's a  'Mephistopheles'  for  us." 
And  I  thought  they  were  right  when, 
. after  sitting—I  know  not  how  l o n g-

under  their  siren  spell,  I  was  allowed 
to  look  at  the  sketches  made  of  me. 

Leave  pride  behind  who  enter  here, 
for  when  once  they  get  you  posed  they 
chatter  away  as  though  you  were  a 
marble  statue,  with  utter  disregard  for 
your  feelings.  Your  age  they  conjec 
ture  from  the  gray  hairs  about  your 
cars  or  the  wrinkles  in  your  forehead 
and  around  your  eyes.  The  mole  on 
your  cheek  is  not  artistic;  your  arms 
too  short;  and  your 
are  too  long  or 
clothes—about  that  time  you  are  seized 
with  a  mad  desire  to  flee  from 
the 
studio;  but  your  love  for  art  or  the 
artist  restrains  you,  and  you  remain 
statuesque,  while  a  tingling  numbness 
creeps  upward  from  your  feet  through 
your  legs,  arms,  body,  mind.  *  *  * 
"Just  one  minute  more,  while  I  shade 
this  arm—there!" 
It  is  over;  and,  like 
a  drunken  man,  you  stagger  about  un 
til  you  have  revived  your  benumbed 
sensibilities  sufficiently  to  realize  that 
you  have  not  been  electrocuted,  bur 
sketched. 

During  the  winter  the  sketch  class 
will  confine  its  work  to  casts  and  mod 
els  in  the  studio,  but  when 
spring 
opens,  advantage  will  be  taken  of  the 
numerous  excellent  sketching  grounds 
about  the  campus  and  along  the  river 
and  country  highways.  For  oil  paint 
ing  and  water-colors  our 
landscapes 
make  an  artist's  paradise.  Prof.  San 
derson,  one  of  Boston's  noted  water-
color  artists,  used  to 
spend  several 
weeks  every  summer  sketching  and 
painting  in  the  vicinity;  and  some  of 
tlie  paintings  done  here  he  counts 
among  his  best  productions.—P.  .T. O. 

In  Wejier's  Grasp. 

Many  old  M.  A.  C.  students  will  re 
member  Sylvester  Scovel,  who  was  se 
cured  from  the  U.  of  M.  in  1S90  to 
coach  our  foot  ball  team.  All  who  re 
call  him,  with  his  whole-souled,  happy-
go-lucky  ways,  will  regret  his  present 
•serious  difficulty,  which  is indicated  by 
the  following  clipping  from  the  Xa-
tional  Tribune.  Washington,  D.  C: 

"Sylvester  Scovel,  the  correspondent 
of  the  New  York  World,  has  been  ar 
rested  at  Tunas,  Santa  Clara  province. 
Scovel  was  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Maceo. 
and  was  entrusted  to  carry  many  im 
portant  messages.  Three 
boldly  left  the  insurgent  camp  and  vis 
ited  Havana.  It  is  said  Weyler  had  of-, 
fered  a  reward  of  $10,000  for  the  cap 
ture  of  Scovel." 

times  he. 

Greek  Literature. 

The  lecture  by  Dr.  Edwards,  last 
Friday  evening,  on  "The  Creek  Liter 
ature"  was  very  entertaining  and  in 
structive.  This  is  the  first  of  a  series 
of  Friday  evening  lectures  to  be  given 
by  members  of  the  faculty—a  welcome 
revival  of  an  old-time  custom  at  M. 
A.  C. 

Dr.  Edwards  spoke  of  the  import 
It  was  the 
ance  of  Greek  literature. 
first  great  literature,  and  yet  it  pos 
sessed  a  beauty  which  has  not  since 
been  surpassed.  From  it  descended 
the  Latin  and  all  modern  literatures. 
The  dramatists  of  the  Elizabethan  age 
wrote  with  their  eyes  on  Greek  tragedy 
and  comiedy.  Poets  of  all  later  times 
have  gone  to  Creek  poetry  for  inspira 
tion.  Orators,  even 
to  the  present 
time,  look  to Demosthenes, whose  argu 
ments  were  so  exhaustive  as  to  leave 

no  place  for  his  opponent.  The  spirit 
of  the  Renaissance  may  be  traced  di 
rectly  from  Greece  to  Italy,  and  from 
Italy  to  England. 

Greek 

literature  extends  over  a 
period  from  850  B.  C.  to  the  present 
time: but  so prominent  was  the  ancient 
literature  that  when  we  apply  the  ad 
jective  Greek,  we  understand  at  once 
that  reference  is  made  to  the  earlier 
literature  of  that  country. 

Dr.  Edwards 

spoke  somewhat  at 
length  of  the  epic  poetry  of. Homer,  of 
the  development  of  lyric  poetry,  and 
of  the  origin  and  growth  of  the  Greek 
drama. 
In  our  college  wox-k  we  cling 
so  closely  to  the  modern  and  the  in 
tensely  practical  that  such  a  lecture 
as  this  comes  to  us  as  a  bright  gleam 
from  the  past,  revealing  influences  up 
on  the  present  civilization  of  which  we 
had  never  before  dreamed. 

New  Members  of  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture—Thomas  F.  Marston. 

The  subject  of  our  sketch  began  life 
in  Bay  City  twenty-eight  years  ago: 
now  he  is  proprietor  of  "Oakwood,"  a 
dairy  farm  of  350  acres,  and  controls 
the  fashionable  Jersey  milk  trade  of 
the  city. 

In  18S3  when  young  Marston  was 
fourteen  years  old,  his  parents  moved 
to  Detroit,  where  he  attended  school 
until  the  fall  of  '88.  A  natural  bent 
for  mechanical  engineering  found  ex 
pression  in  a  desire  to 
take  the  me 
chanical  course  in  some  college.  With 
the  class  of  '92  he  spent  one  semester 
at  M.  A.  C,  then  took  the  mechanical 
course at  Ann  Arbor  for  nearly  a  year. 
His  health  failed,  and  he  was  obliged 
to  give  up  school  work  for  about  eight 
months.  His  father  was  also  in  very 
poor  health  and  concluded  to  spend  a 
few  years  on  the  farm  near  Bay  City. 
The  son  made  up  his  mind  to  try  farm 
ing  Avith  his 
time, 
father 
with  the  thought  of  returning  to  the 
So  he 
study  of  his  profession  later. 
took  the  short  course  in  dairying  and 
farming  at  the  University  of  Wiscon 
sin,  and  in  the  fall  of  '91 removed  with 
the  family  to  the  farm.  His  father's 
death  the  same  fall  changed  his  for-
iher  plans,  and  he  took  up  farming  for 
his  life's  work. 

for  a 

-

Since  that  time  he  lias  given  careful 
attention  to  every  detail  of  the  dairy 
business  and  has  built  up  his  herd  un 
til  it  now  numbers  seventy  registered 
Jersej-s.  He  knows  all  his  customers 
in  the  city  and  enjoys  their  fullest  con 
fidence. 

Two  years  ago  Mr.  Marston  married 
Miss  Sheldon,  of  •Rutland,  Vermont, 

and  says  it  is  the  best  thing  he  ever 
did.  He  is  president  of  the  Michigan 
Jersey  Cattle  club  and  of  the  Bay 
County  Farmers'  Institute  society,  and 
is  now  the  youngest  member  of  the 
Board  of  Agriculture. 

The  Convention  of  the  Wisconsin 
State  Dairymen's  Association. 

Dr.  Grange  reports  an  exceedingly 
interesting  meeting  of.  the  Wisconsin 
dairymen  at  Egerton.  which  he  art-
dressed  Feb.  10,  11, 12.  The  dairymen 
of  this  state  are  earnest  supporters  of 
rue  Agricultural  College  at  Madison, 
the  dairy  department  of  which  they 
el'aim,  to  a  large  extent,  the  credit  of 
establishing.  The  convention  was  re 
garded  by  the  association  as  a  very 
successful  one,  an  attendance  of  as 
many  as  500  probably  being  the  aver 
age  daily  number. 
In  addition  to  the 
convention  proper  a  dairy  exhibit  was 
made  of  butter,  cheese  and  other  dairy 
products, 
together  with  dairy  ma 
chinery.  Among  the  novelties  in  the 
machinery  exhibit  was  a  combined 
churn  and  butter-worker.  Not 
the 
least  interesting  feature  of  this  ma 
chine  is  that'  of  being  nameless.  A 
prize  of  $20  is  offered  by  its  inventors 
for  a.  suitable  name.  An  elaborate 
banquet  was  given  by  the  ladies  of 
Egerton,  followed  by  a  ball.  At  the 
banquet  Dr.  Grange  responded  to  the 
the  Dairy." 
toast,  "Freemasonry  of 
Dairying  is  becoming  a  leading  indus 
try 
this 
some  figures  shown  at  the  convention 
gave  the  curious  fact  that  a  division  of 
the  cattle  of  the  state  would  give  one 
to  eacJli  inhabitant.  Dr.  Grange  lec 
tured  to  the  convention  upon  the  miCk 
gland;  its  structure  and  diseases.  The 
convention  adjourned  after  a  session 
of  three  days. 

in  Wisconsin. 

In  proof  of 

A  Good  Word  for  Our  Dairy  Stmlenls. 

F.  A.  Leighton,  who  has  visited  nu 
merous  dairy  conventions  in  the  East 
this  winter  and  is  an  authority  on  but 
ter-making,  writes  as  follows  in  the 
Cliicwjo J'rodiar: 

"The  students  of  the  Michigan  Dairy 
school  had  a  number  of  samples  of  but 
ter  at  the  dairy  convention  held  in 
that  state  last  week.  The  dairy  de 
partment  of  the  Michigan  school  may 
not  be  fitted  up  as  well  as  those  in  sis 
ter  states,  but  the  students  there  make 
just  as  fine  butter  as  it  is  possible  to 
get  at  this  time  of  year.  There  were 
quite  a  number  of  dairy  students  in  at 
tendance  at  the 
and  it 
struck  me  as  being  a  good  thing  to  en 
courage  the  attendance  of  the  different 
dairy  schools  at  the  conventions. 
If 
they  could  all  attend  in  a  body  accom 
panied  by  the  teachers  in  charge,  even 
if  only  a  couple  of  days, they  would  de 
rive  more  benefit  than  they  could  in 
the  same  length  of  time  at  any  school." 

convention 

Fast  Time. 

That  letters  do  not  tarry  much  on 
the  way  is  shown  by  the  rapid  flight  of 
one  of  these  little  messengers  from 
Prof.  E.  M.  Shelton,  '71, to  Dr.  Ked-
zie.  On  the  15th  of  January  it  started 
from  Brisbane  on  the  eastern  coast 
of  Queensland,  Australia,  and  over 
7,000  miles  of  the  broad  Pacific,  under 
a  tropical  sun,  and  more  than  2,000 
miles  of  mountain,  hill  and  plain,  from 
San  Francisco  to  Lansing it  sped  along 

a 

*THE  M.  A.  C.  RECOKl). 

FEBRUABY  23, 

1897. 

at  the  rate  290  miles  a  day  to  its  des 
tination.  Nine  thousand  miles  in  31 
days  and  at  a  cost  of  only  five  pence. 
is  not  so  bad. 

that 

Prof.  Shelton  says  his  wife  and 
seven  children  "are  all  well  and  happy 
in  the  life  of  these  colonies.  We  have 
been  here  now  almost  exactly  seven 
years,  and  we  all  agree 
these 
seven  years  have  been  among  the  hap 
piest  of  our  lives.  *  *  *  I  am  hard 
and  delightfully  occupied  in  the  work 
of  building  up  a  new  agricultural  col 
lege.  We  have  a  magnificent  farm  of 
1,700  acres,  and  the  government  has 
dealt  liberally  with  us  as  to  means 
and  appliances.  Since  1  have  under 
taken  this  new  work,  as  principal,  1 
have  grown  fully  20  years  younger, 
and  at  rue  present  rate  of  progress, 
should  be  quite  a  boy  before  I  am  60. 
We  shall  begin  work  the  first  of  July; 
have accommodation  at  present  for  50 
pupils;  have  engaged  a  chemist,  a  good 
man,  bred  in  the  German  schools;  and 
are  slowly  adding  to  the teaching  force 
as  the  men  turn  up." 

At  the  College. 

Nelson  Westcott  is  recovering  from 

a  week's  illness. 

Mr.  M.  L.  Dean  visited  his  parents 

one  day  last  week. 

Prof,  and  Mrs.  F.  S.  Kedzie  enter 
at  six  o'clock  tea  Thursday 

tained 
evening. 

Miss  Madge  Leighton  of  the  U. of  M. 
is  visiting  her  cousin,  C. D.  Butterfield, 
this  week. 

D.  B. Shedd  and  wife  of  Grand  Rap 
ids  are  spending  a  few  days  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  M.  L.  Dean. 

Dr.  Grange  left  for  Menominee  last 
Wednesday  to  apply  the tuberculin  test 
to  a  large  herd  of  Jerseys. 

Messrs. D. A.  Vaughn,  Jr.,  and  L.  W. 
Smith  of  Ionia  were  guests  of  Miss 
Amy  Vaughn,  '97,  the  13th  inst. 

W.  D.  Hurd,  '99,  was  elected  presi 
dent  of  the  Dansing  high  school  alum 
ni  association  last  Friday  evening. 

Mrs.  K.  L.  Butterfield  attended  the 
dedication  of  the  Delta  Gamma  So 
ciety  building  in  Albion  last  Friday. 

The  Feronians  are  rehearsing  "The 
Last  Day,"  which  they  will  give  in  the 
chapel  a  week  from  Friday  evening. 

Last  week 

the  children's  Sunday 
school at  M. A. C.  sent  $5 to  Armenia— 
the  total  of  their  collection  since  Sep 
tember  last. 

For  over  two  weeks  now  has  Mr.  J. 
S.  Conway  lain  at  the  hospital  in  a 
helpless  condition.  There  is  but  little 
apparent  change. 

Charles  Gower,  '98wt,  and  Frank 
Bement,  sp,  attended  the 
reception 
given  by  the  Delta  Gamma  sorority  in 
Albion  Friday  evening. 
E.  A.  Winegar,  with 

'99,  took  the 
special  course  in  dairying  this  winter, 
and  last  week  left  M. A.  C. to  accept  a 
position  in  a  Detroit  creamery  at  $50 
per  month. 

Eugene  Price,  '00,  was  called 

to 
Maple  Rapids  last  Tuesday  by  the 
death  of  his  cousin,  Winfield  Boyle, 
who  was  killed  by  the  accidental  dis 
charge  of  his  gun. 

President  Snyder  has  arranged  with 
the  Rt.  Rev.  G.  D.  Gillespie  of  Grand 
Rapids  for  a  lecture  in  the  College 
chapel  next  Friday  evening,  February 
26,  on  "Birds-eye  View  of  Penal  and 
Pauper  Institutions."  All  are  invited 
to  be  present. 

F.  W.  Burt,  with  '00,  took  the  spe 
cial  course  in  dairying  this  winter. 
Last  week  he  returned  to  his  home, 
Ransom,  where  he  and  a  brother  will 

engage  in  the  manufacture  of  dairy 
products—cheese  in  summer  and  but 
ter  in  winter. 

The  committee  on schedule  of  studies 

is  wrestling  hard  with  the  arrange 
ment  of  the  daily  program  for  next 
term. 
This  arrangement  becomes 
more and  more difficult  each  term  since 
the  addition  of  the  women's  .course 
and  the  special  courses. 

The  botanical  department  is  re-ar 
ranging  its  timber  specimens  that  it  re 
ceived  from  the  World's  Fair,  in  order 
to  have  a  laboratory  room  in  the  base 
ment  for  the  testing  of  seeds.  Among 
the  numerous 
interesting  specimens 
found  in  the  forestry  collection  are  a 
white-pine  plank  3  ft.  4  in.  wide,  3  in. 
thick  and  14  ft.  long;  a  block  from  a 
birch  tree 3  ft.  in  diameter,  and  blocks 
from  white  pine  and  swamp  white  oak 
trees  4  ft.  in  diameter. 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Barrows  of  the  Agricul 
tural  College  gave  a  charming  recep 
tion  to  the  wives  of  the  members  of 
the 
faculty,  yesterday  afternoon,  in 
honor  of  Mrs.  R.  H.  Pettit,  the  wife  of 
a  new  member.  The  interior  of  the 
house  was  beautifully  decorated  with 
palms,  potted  plants  and  clusters  of 
cut  flow-ers.  Mrs.  H.  K.  Vedder  as 
sisted  in  the  drawing  room  and  the 
dining  room  was  in  charge  of  Mi's. 
Charles  L.  Weil  and  Mrs.  E.  M.  Ked 
zie.— State  Republican,  Feb.  19. 

During  the  latter  part  of  September 
the  Horticultural  department  prepared 
two  mushroom  beds  under  the  benches 
of  the  west  forcing  house;  one  across 
the  south  end  and  the  other  under  the 
east  bench.  The  spawn  was  planted 
in these  beds  about  December  1.  The 
first  crop  was  taken  about  January  15, 
and  since  that  time  several  crops  have 
been  gathered;  the  greater  portion  of 
which  were  presented  to  the  Botanical 
department  for  use  in  their  collection. 
The  mushrooms  are  not  found  in  large 
size  and 
numbers  but  are  of  good 
quality. 

Prof.  Harriman,  science  teacher  in 
the  Lansing  high  school,  visited  the 
College  with  his  class  in  physics,  num 
bering  nearly  sixty,  last  Tuesday  eve 
ning.  After  listening  to  an  illustrated 
lecture  by  Prof.  Woodworth  on  the 
Crookes  tube  and  X  ray  apparatus, 
the  class  divided  into  three  sections. 
While  one  section  was  in  the  dark 
room  trying  the  effect  of  the  X  ray 
upon  hands,  arms,  etc.,  another  was 
listening  to  the  phonograph,  and  the 
third  made  a  visit  to  the  kitchen  lab 
oratory.  By  changing  divisions  around, 
all  were  given  instructive  entertain 
ment  during  their  stay  of  an  hour  and 
a  half.  The  same  evening  Principal 
Leon  Tyler  drove  over  from  Grand 
Ledge  with  his  wife,  three  teachers, 
and 
they  were 
similarly  entertained  after  the  Lan 
sing  visitors  had  gone.  Quite  success 
ful  shadowgraphs  were  taken  of  the 
hand  of  Miss  June  Davis  and  of  Mrs. 
Tyler. 

three  students,  and 

The  Work  of  the  Dairy  School. 

GORDON  H.  TRUE. 

(An  address  given  before  the  State 
Dairymen's  Association  at  Charlotte, 
Feb.  6,  1897.) 

The special  course  in  dairying  at  the 
Agricultural  College  is  intended  to  give 
the  student  a  thorough  knowledge  of 
the  principles  involved  in  the  manufac 
ture  of  butter  and  a  certain  amount 
of  practice  in  all  the  details  of  the 
work  of  butter  making  as  it  is  con 
ducted  in  the  farm  dairy. 

THE  USE  OF  THE  HAND  SEPARATOR 
is  taught,  and  for  this  purpose  we 
have, through  the  kindness  of  the  man 

ufacturers,  six  styles  of  the  four  lead 
ing  makes  of  machines.  Our  boys 
have  work  on  all  these  different  ma 
chines  and  have  a  chance  to  compare 
for  themselves  the  relative  merits  of 
the  different  makes.  Complete  reports 
are  made  each  day  of  whatever  opera 
tion  is  gone  through,  and  the  blanks 
provided  for  this purpose  serve  to  bring 
to  the  attention  of  the student  all  those 
different  points  which  it  is  important 
that  he  should  come  to  note  as  a  mat 
ter  of  course. 
In  separating  milk,  for 
instance,  the  temperature  of  the  milk, 
the  speed  of  the  machine,  the  capacity 
of  the  machine,  the  thickness  of  the 
cream  and  the  loss  of  butter  fat  in  the 
skim  milk  must  all  be  noted. 

PRACTICE  IN  THE  USE  OF  THE  COLD  DEEP-
SETTING  CREAMER 
is  also  given  and  the  points  bearing  on 
the  efficiency  of  creaming  brought  out; 
as  the  temperature  of  the  milk,  the 
temperature  of  the  water  in  the  cream 
er,  closeness  of  skimming,  the  thick 
ness  of  cream  and  loss  in  the  skim 
milk.  This  gives  an  opportunity  for 
The  comparison  of  the  twro  methods 
of  separation  of  cream. 

Then, whether  our  student  has  gotten 
his .cream  by  means  of  the  separator 
or  the  creamer,  h i s n e xt  duty  is  to 
ripen  the  cream  for  churning  on  the 
following  day.  This  question  of  ripen-  • 
ing  the  cream  is  one  of  the  most  im 
portant  ones  connected  with  dairy 
work  and  one  which  is  the  least  un 
derstood;  so we try  to  lay  special  stress 
upon  it  in  our  work.  The  cream  is 
set  in  shotgun  can*  surrounded  by 
water  in  plain  zinc-lined  tanks,  such 
as  any  one  could  make.  The  temper 
atures  of  cream  and  the  surrounding 
water  are  recorded,  with  the  kind  and 
amount  of  starter  added;  and,  at  in 
tervals  during  the  day,  the 
temper 
atures  are  again  noted  and  the  acidity 
of  the  cream  is  tested,  so  an  oppor 
tunity  is  given  lor  the  study  of  the  re 
lation  of  the  starter  and  temperature 
to  the  ripeness  of  the  cream. 
Then,  on  the  next  day, 

THE  STUDENT  CHURNS  HIS  CREAM, 
noting  the  size  of  churn,  kind  and 
amount  of  cream,  the  temperature,  per 
cent,  of  fat  and  acidity,  the  amount  of 
color  added,  the  length  of  time  churn 
ing,  the  temperature  of 
the  butter 
when  it  comes,  the  amount  of  butter 
milk  and  the  loss  of  butter  fat  in  it, 
points  with  reference  to  washing  the 
butter,  the  amount  of  salt  put  in,  and, 
in  fact,  all  those  points  which  may 
have  a  bearing  upon  the  quality  of  the 
butter. 

Then  the  butter  is  gotten  ready  for 
market,  usually  on  the  next  day,  for 
we  generally  work  our  butter  twice, 
and  is  packed  properly  and  neatly  in 
hail  boxes, 
tubs,  or 
paper  packages,  or  ;s  printed  in  pound 
cakes  for  the  local  market.  All  these 
processes  have  their  little  kinks  which 
one  learns  only  from  doing  them. 

twenty  pound 

There  is 

THE  BABCuCK  TEST, 
too,  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  use 
of  which  is  given.  Every  lot  of  whole 
milk  that  is separated  or set  in a  cream 
er,  every  lot  of  skim  milk  and  cream 
that  comes  from  a  separator  or  cream 
er,  and  every  lot  of  buttermilk  that 
comes  from  a  churn,  is  tested. 

The  herd  milk  from  the  College  and 
from 
the  three  different  farmers  of 
whom  we  buy  milk  is tested  every  day 
and  a  composite  sample  also  taken, 
so  that  the  use  of  the  test  is  taught 
in  the  most  practical  way.  By  means 
of  it  the  losses  in  the  work  each  day 
are  traced. 
Beside 

these  operations,  boys  are 

given  a  little  work  iu  the 

PASTEURIZATION  OF  MILK 
and  the  use  of  pure  cultures  in  cream 

ripening.  No  expensive  apparatus  is 
required,  but  a  simple  device  designed 
at  the  College  with  an  ordinary  shot 
gun  can  at  the basis of  its  construction. 
In  fact,  it  has  been  the  attempt  all 
through  our  work  to  use  apparatus  as 
simple  and 
inexpensive  as  possible 
which  is  at  the  same  time  efficient. 

So  much 

for  the  practical 

KEEPING  THINGS  CLEAN. 
Perhaps  the  most  important  part  of 
the  practical  work  has  not  been  spoken 
of,  and  that  is  keeping  things  clean. 
Every  man  is  required  to  leave  every 
thing  he  has  used  clean,  and,  besides 
this,  two  are  detailed  each  day  to  be 
responsible  for  the  general  cleaning 
up  of  such  things  as  do  not  seem  to 
belong  to  anyone  in  particular.  And  if 
I  were  going  to  choose  a  man  to work 
for  me,  I  would  choose  him  from  the 
way  he  did  his  work  when  on  "scrub" 
duty.  It  don't  make  any  difference  how 
much  else  a  man  knows,  if  he  don't 
know  enough  to  keep  things  clean  he 
isn't  fit  to  have  any  connection  with  a 
dairy  or  any  line  of  dairy  work. 
OTHER  WORK  FOR  OUR  DAIRY  STUDENTS. 
dairy 
work,  which  takes  three  hours  of  the 
student's  time  every  forenoon.  While 
this  is  considered  the  central  and  most 
important  part  of  the  work,  it  is  by  no 
means  the  limit  of  our  resources.  The 
rest  of  the  day  is  taken  up  with  lec 
tures  on  dairy  and  kindred  subjects. 
in 
Talks  on  dairying,  with  practice 
scoring  butter, 
in 
laboratory  work 
dairy  chemistry,  lectures  upon  dairy 
bacteriology,  cattle  feeding,  the  dairy 
judge 
breeds  of  cattle  and  how 
them,  veterinary  science,  and  botany 
and  forage  crops, all  find  a  place  in  the 
student's  program,  and  go  to  make  up 
a  course  of  study  which  would  be  of 
value  to  many  older  heads  than  rest 
upon  the  shoulders  el  our  dairy  boys. 
And  right  here  I  want  to  say  that 
we  have  never  had  a  brighter  or  more 
capable  lot  of  boys  in  our  dairy  course 
than  those  who  compose  this  year's 
class.  The  boys,  almost  without  ex 
ception,  seem  to  feel  that 
they  are 
there  for  business,  and  do  their  work 
accordingly. 

to 

institution  where  a 

To  put  all  that  1  have  said  into  one 
brief  sentence:  We  are  giving  seven 
teen  earnest,  efficient,  young  men 
six  weeks  of  training  in  good,  plain 
farm  dairying, 
t h is  does not  seem  like 
a  great  work,  but  with  our  present 
equipment  it  is  just  the  limit  of  our 
capacity.  Twenty  would  crowd  us  be 
yond  the  point  where  we  could  do good 
work. 
WE ARE HANDICAPPED BY LACK OF EQUIP 
MENT. 
It  is  discouraging  to  those  of  us  who 
would  like  to  see  built  up  in  Michigan 
an 
in 
creamery  work  and  cheese  making 
could  be  given  all  the  young  men  of 
the  state  who  might  apply,  to  think 
how  we  are  handicapped  by  the  lack 
of 
dairy 
rooms  at  the  College  occupy  a  part  of 
the  basement  of  one  of  the  laboratories 
and  our  whole  apparatus  probably  cost 
less  than  five  hundred  dollars.  Un 
doubtedly,  for  the  money  invested,  we 
are  doing  much  more  than  some  of  our 
neighboring  states  with  their  forty  or 
fifty  thousand  dollar  dairy  buildings, 
but  our  work  is not  filling  the  needs  of 
the  people of  the  state. 

equipment.  Our  present 

training 

As  long  as  nearly  95 per  cent  of  the 
butter  made  in the  state  is  made on  the 
farms  we  cannot  expect  dairying  to  be 
a  very  great  source  of  revenue  to  the 
state.  And  such  is  the  case. 

Now,  I  would  like  to  ask  how  much 
longer  the  farmers  of  Michigan,  the 
dairy 
as 
represented  by  this  Dairymen's  Associ 
ation,  are  going  to  be  satisfied  with 
this  condition  of  things. 

of  Michigan, 

farmers 

Of  the  fifty-two  million  pounds  of 

FEBRUARY 23, 1897. 

THE  M. A.  C.  R E C O B B. 

3 

butter  made  annually  in  Michigan, 
fifty  millions  are  made  on the  farm, 
and  you  all  know  what  that  means. 

Suppose  we  allow  that  only  half of 
this  finds  its  way  to  the  village  or  city 
grocery  store,  the  rest  being  consumed 
tipon  the  farm  or sold  to private  cus 
tomers,  and  that  this  twenty-five  mil 
lion  pounds  sells  for  five  cents a pound 
less  than  creamery  butter;  here  is 
an  annual  loss  to  those  who  make  this 
butter  of a  million  and  a  quarter of 
'dollars. 

Then  there  is  the skim  milk 

left 
from  the  making  of this  fifty  million 
pounds  of farm  butter,  every  hundred 
pounds  of  which  contains,  at a  very 
•conservative  estimate,  a  half  a  pound 
of  butter  fat  more  than  if  properly 
handled: 
that  means  over  $300,000 
worth  of butter  fat fed  to calves  and 
pigs on our  Michigan  farms  every  year. 
Perhaps  this,  too,  is  good  business 
method. 

Rut  how  are  these  leaks  to be  stop 
ped?  What  are  we  doing  as a  state 
to  improve  our  dairy  products? 

Why.  in  a  sister  state  with  eight 
milch  cows  to  our  five,  the  annual 
dairy  product  is  estimated  at  three 
times  the value  of  that  of  our own 
state,  and  instead  of  two  million 
pounds  of creamery  butter  per  annum, 
she  turns  out  twenty  six  millions.  And 
do  you  suppose  that  the  fact  that in 
that  state  the people  have  seen  fit 
to  establish  perhaps  the  best-equipped 
dairy  school  in  the West,  which  is 
crowded  every  year  with  its hundred 
students,  has  anything  to  do  with  this 
difference? 

I  can't  help  feeling  that  we of Mich 
igan  have  been  a little  short-sighted in 
denying  ourselves  the advantages  to 
be  derived  from  a well-equipped  dairy 
building  at  the Agricultural  College. 
We  have  been  satisfied  with  making 
butter  on the farm  in the way our 
mothers  made  butter  back  in  "York 
state"  thirty  years  ago.  and  now  that 
butter  is down  in price  we  open  our 
eyes  to the  fact  that  dairying  "don't 
pay,"  but  fail  to  realize  that  our  way 
of  doing  things  is at least  ten  or  fif 
teen  years  behind  the  times. 

MICHIGAN  CHEESE. 
Then  there  is the  question  of Mich 
igan  cheese,  a  question  which  1 don't 
know  much  about  except  that  I  fully 
agree  with  our dairy  inspector. Mr. 
Haven,  when  he says  that  the  word 
'•Michigan"  on a  cheese  box  conveys 
no  information  as to the  contents  ex 
cept  that  it was  mad"  within  the  limits 
of  the  state. 

Such  should  not  be  the  case, and  now 
that  the cheese  business  has  been 
placed  on a firm basis  by  the  recent  en 
actment  by  congress  of  the  filled-cheese 
turn 
law.  Michigan  factories  should 
out  a  quality  of cheese  that  will  find 
sale  upon  any  market  at the  highest 
market  price.  Michigan  is not  a  dairy 
state,  but  it is  not  because  we  lack  the 
natural  conditions  favorable  to  suc 
cessful  dairying.  We  have  the  cows, 
though if we knew  just  what  they  were 
doing  we  would  kili  half  of them for 
beef.  We  manufacture  butter,  but  our 
market  is  the village  grocery.  We 
have  a  reputation  for our  butter, but 
when  we  get  outside  of the  state  and 
the 
subject  of  Michigan  cheese  is 
brought  up.  we  change  the  subject. 

These  facts  are  not  pleasant  to  think 
about,  but  they  are  nevertheless  facts. 
and  facts  which  we  ought  to face in 
a  practical  way. 

I  think  that  the  writer  in  the Chicago 
Produce a  year  ago  expressed  a  grain 
or  two  of truth*  when  he  criticized us 
here  in  Michigan  for expending  so 
much  energy  in the,  to him,  hopeless 
task  of educating  the  farmers  to  make 
first-class  butter  on the farm.  Even 

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if  the  best of butter  were  made  on  our 
farms,  butter  made  in small  quantities 
sells at a disadvantage  on  the  market: 
dealers  prefer  to  handle  large,  uniform 
lots  and  can  do better  on such  lots, 
and  our  product  must  be  such  as will 
find  sale  on  any  market. 

It  should  be the  work  of the  dairy 
school  to fit young  men  to fill positions 
in  the  creameries  and  cheese  factories 
where  a  large  community  of  patrons 
shall  receive  the  benefit  of their  train 
ing.  We  have  numerous  calls  to 
recommend  young  men  for  such  posi 
tions,  but we are unable  to  satisfy 
them. 

You  can  understand  the  reason  why. 
In  spite  of the  fact  that  no effort  is 
being  made  to  secure  an  appropriation 
for a dairy  building  at  the  College,  and 
that  to suggest  such  a  thing  during 
these  hard  times  may  seem  almost  like 
treason,  I  firmly  believe  that  in Mich 
igan,  as well  as in Iowa.  Wisconsin, 
and  Minnesota,  the  influence  of  the Ag 
ricultural  College,  acting  through the 
medium  of a well-equipped  dairy  build 
ing,  would  be felt  in a saving  of  thous 
ands  of dollars  to the  farmers  of  the 
state. 

The  Keal  Student. 

KATHERINE  MCCURDY.  '99. 

The  real  student,  a  person  who  has 
learned  to investigate  thoroughly  and 
afterwards  to  master  the  principles 
which  underlie  any subject  that  he 
may  choose  for  study, is  perhaps  an ex 
ception  though  not  an uncommon one. 
In  school  life,  we find many  students 
who  depend  upon  the  memory  rather 
than  the  thought  poAvers.  One  of this 
class  may possess  an  active  mind, 
thus  appearing  very  bright,  and  may 
receive  high  class-marks  without  hav 
thinking.  The 
ing  done  much 
memory  may be  well  enough  de 
veloped  to retain  the  materials  of 
knowledge,  but  these  materials,  since 
they  have  not  been  brought  into  proper 
relations  with  those  already  in  the 
mind,  will  not  be converted  into  real 
knowledge. 

real 

With  the other  class  of  students, 
those  who endeavor  to  understand 
their  subjects  thoroughly,  every  idea 

or  image  voluntarily  received  is rapid 
ly  woven  into  the  fabric  of the  mind, 
adding  to  its  strength,  usefulness,  and 
beauty. 
The  mental  acquisitions of 
such  students  are  healthy  and  practi 
cal: 
fectation;  they  build  up  men  and 
women  that  are  genuine  through  and 
through. 

they  produce  no pedantry  or  af 

The  real  student  in  natural  history is 
not  the  one  who  commits  to memory 
classifications  and  descriptions  of 
plants  and  animals  as they  appear in 
books:  but rather  the  one  who  seeks 
the  object  in its  native  place,  watches 
it  from  day  to  day  until  he  has  found 
out  its habits,  and  then  examines  it 
externally  and  internally  until  he  has 
discovered  the location  and  function 
of  its every  organ.  But  he does  not 
stop  here.  These  facts  may  be  worth 
little  in themselves,  but when  by the 
aid  of careful  thought,  they  are  prop 
erly  related  to  What  is already  known 
to  the  investigator,  they  give  to  him 
a  more  real  and  certain  knowledge  of 
living  things,  the  general  plan  of their 
structure,  and the process  by  which 
they  are  developed.  Such  is the  ulti 
mate  aim  of  every  true  student  . in 
any  department  of  natural  history. 

In  literature,  the  real  student  goes 
also  to the  fountain-head  for his  ob 
jects of study.  He  would  find  no  prof 
it  in merely  reading  the  views  of the 
critics  in  regard  to  Shakespeare and 
little 
Milton,  for they  would  furnish 
food  for thought  until  he had read 
and  at  least  partially  understood the 
authors  themselves.  And  nothing  but 
•hard  thinking  on  the  real  qualities  of 
a  great  author's  work  can  broaden or 
in  any  way  improve  the  literary  taste 
and  understanding  of a  student. 

What  is true  of the  student  in nat 
ural  history  and  the  student  in  liter 
ature  is  true  of all real  students in 
every  line.  He examines  objects  of 
study  at  first  hand,  thinks  independ 
ently  upon  them,  and  assimilates  what 
is  acquired  thereby  for the  genuine, 
practical  improvement  of his  mind  and 
his  life. 

While  the  world  lasts  the  sun  will 
gild  the  mountain  tops  before  it  shines 
upon  the  plain,—Bultcer, 

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appointed  member  of  t he 
board  in  1883 by  Gov.  Begole,  serving 
the  full  term  of  six years.  In 1891 he 
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It  w as  during  his  first  term  t h at t he 
mechanical  d e p a r t m e nt  Avas  establish 
ed,  a nd he h as  a l w a ys  taken  an  active 
interest  in  t h at  department.  During 
his  last  term  he h as  served  on the  com 
mittee  on  employees,  experiment  sta 
tion,  mechanical  d e p a r t m e nt  a nd  Col 
lege  lands. 

During  his  twelve  years  of  service 
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he  h as been  present  at  most  meetings 
s 
of  t he board  a nd h as taken  an  active 
e 
p a rt  in  all m a t t e rs  coming  before  t he 
e 
board.  H is ripe  experience  a nd  sound 
d 
j u d g m e nt  h a ve  been  invaluable;  he is 
s 
a  strict  constructionist  in  all  m a t t e rs 
s 
of  l aw  a n d . p r e c e d e n t,  a nd  therefore 
e 
held  firmly  to  t he spirit  a nd letter  of 
f 
the  law  organizing  t he  College,  a nd 
(1 
the  land-grant  a ct  of  congress  which 
h 
gives  t he  College  its  endowment.  He 
e 
believed  in  keeping  t he College  true  to 
o 
its  original  object  a ud  never  swerved 
3 
one  iota  from  t h at  idea. 

retires  from 

Mr.  Chamberlain 

this 
s 
long  service  with  t he  sincere  respect 
t 
o 
of  his associates  a nd  the  regard  due to 
a  m an  who  is a l w a ys  a'gentleman. 

To  t he  enemies  of  t he  Agricultural 
College  w ho periodically  "bob  u p"  with 
some  plan  for exterminating  or  trans 
forming 
into  a  penal  or  reformatory 
institution  t he  best  friend  t he  f a r m er 
has  in  t he  state,  t he  Osceola  County 
Outline  s a ys  a few words  t h at  Ave  take 
pleasure  in' quoting: 

t he 

t r e nd  is  tovvards 

" T h e re  is  some  disposition  on  t he 
p a rt  of  educational  m en of  this  s t a te 
to  "disorganize"  one  or t wo  of the  col 
leges,  so as to  give  more  prominence 
to  some  other  more.  favored  colleges. 
T he  State  Agricultural  College  is  one 
of  those  mentioned  for  discontinuance, 
and  one  reason  given  is  t h at  it  does 
not  quite  equal  in  r e t u r ns  t he  a n n u al 
outlay;  a nd another  reason  is  t h at  t he 
something 
popular 
less  suggestive  of soil  a nd toil.  It is a 
great  mistake  to a t t e m pt  an  overthroAV 
of  t he  idea  of  educating 
farm 
. boys  a nd  girls  in  t he  peace  of  their 
fair  homes  a nd  healthy  '  occupation. 
F a r m er  boys  a re k n o wn  to  occupy  the-
best  a nd highest  places  in  this  coun 
try,  from 
toAvn  clerk  to  president  of 
The  United  States.  There  is no  college 
in  t he  s t a te  t h at  can do better  for your 
boys 
t he  Agricultural  College. 
We  said  so Avhen  President  Oorton w as 
there,  a nd  Ave say so now,  when  Presi 
dent  Snyder  is at t he helin.  The U.  of 
M.,  t he Hillsdale.  Albion.  Kalamazoo. 
Hope,  Adrian.  Olivet, 
the  Mining 
School.  Orchard  Lake,  both  state  nor 
lnals.  Detroit  Medical;  all  have 
their 
glorious  records.  B ut  the  Agricultur 
al  alumni  need  not  hide  their  parch 
ments  by  a ny means.  We do not  see 
Avhy  t he farmer  should  do  without his 
college  a ny more  t h an  the literary  stu 
dent,  or  law,  or  medic,  or  military,  or 
miner.  As Ave view  it, Ave believe  that 
a  requisite  n u m b er  of 
first-class  com 
petitive  schools  cause  a  higher  and 
better  s t a n d a rd  of  education."" 

t h an 

Agassi/  a nd  D a r w i n. 

D R.  W.  J.  B E A L. 

an  interest 

T he recent  debate  in  t he  chapel  as 
the program  of the  Natural  History  So-
cicty.  h as  awakened 
in 
Agassiz  a nd  Darwin. 
In  18(51,  t he 
writer  Avas  a  student  of  Agassiz  a nd 
Cray  at  H a r v a r d;  the former  antagon-
ized  the  views  of  D a r w in  with  great 
energy,  t he latter  Avas  delighted  with 
a ll t h at  Darwin  wrote  on t he  subject 
of evolution  a nd kindred  topics.  Agas-
siz, in  his lectures  on  geology,  t a u g ht 
that  there  h ad been  at  least  sixty  ca-
tastrophies  in  past  ages  by  means  of 
which  all  animal  life  became  extinct; 
then 
extermination 
each 
there  were  neAV  creations  as  he be-
lieved,  not a  single  pair  of  each  kind 
which  might  gradually  stock  t he  lands 
and  t he waters,  b ut  Avhole  s w a r ms  of 
insects,  schools  of 
flocks  of 
sheep,  herds  of  buffalo,  etc.,  were  cre 
ated,  not only  in one  spot,  b ut often  in 
t h at 
all  animal  a nd  plant 
life  originated 
from  one or  a  very  few of  t he loAvest 
forms;  ' a nd through 
tithe 
other  a nd higher  forms  made  their ap-
pearance. 

unlimited 

following 

fishes, 

D a r w in  believed 

i,  many  places. 
;. 
•i 

t 
Hon.  W.  E.  Boyden  w as  elected  a 
f 
member  of  t he  board  in  t he  place  of 
Hon.  E d w in  Phelps,  who  w as  com 
pelled  to resign  on account  of ill health, 
and  h as been  a  member  b ut  t wo  years. 
Mr.  Boyden  is  one of  t he  most  active 
and  public-spirited  of  t he young  farm 
ers  of this  state.  H is interest  in  pure 
bred  live  stock  is intense,  a nd he  t a k es 
an  active  p a rt  in  all  organizations foi\ 
[\ 
It  is reasonable  to suppose  t h at  thor-
its  improvement.  He h as been  chair 
-  .  ough  students  of  botany  a nd  zoology 
m an  of t he farm  committee  during his 
t he Avorld  OATer,  AVIIO not only  make  ori-
; 
term  of  office,  a nd as  such  h as  become 
ginal 
i 
investigations,  b ut  read  w h at 
greatly  interested  in  t he  agricultural 
others  have  written,  should  be t he 
L 
work  of t he College. 
most  capable  of  deciding  t he merits  of 
these  e x t r e me  views  of  tAVO  eminent 

5 

H is  genial  w a ys  a nd friendliness  to 
all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact 
have  w on t he  respect  of  t he  College 

i 
;  men. 
\ 

F or some  years  past,  so far as I can 

learn,  not a  botanist  or zoologist  of  a ny 
prominence  can be found  who  believes 
Avith  Agassiz  as  above  intimated;  on 
the  contrary,  they  all essentially  agree 
With  DarAvin  in  believing  t h at  all  life 
as  noAv  manifest  originally  came  from 
loAver  forms.  As Avas  to be  expected, 
people  AVho  kneAv  little  of  these  sub 
jects  by  actual  study  a nd  investiga 
to  accept  t he neAV 
tion,  were  slow 
This  Avas es 
teachings  of  Darwin. 
pecially  true  of  the  orthodox  clergy; 
but  as this  class  of people  investigated 
the  subject  more  a nd more,  large  num 
bers  came  to agree  with  Darwin.  As 
proof  of  this  Ave  have  only  to  note  a 
series  Of nine  essays  by L y m an  Abbott 
noAV  appearing  in The Outlook.  At  this 
Avriting  seven  have  appeared  from  t he 
eminent  divine  of  Plymouth  church  of 
like  these: 
Brooklyn,  under  headings 
"The  Theology  of  an  E\'olutionist," 
"Creation  by  Evolution,"  " T he Prob 
lem  of Sin,"  "The  Evolution  of  Revela 
tion,"  " T he Place  of  Christ  in  Evolu 
tion,"  "Some  Ancient  Correspondence," 
••Redemption  by  Evolution." 
t a u g ht 

Agassiz 

that  animals  a nd 
plants  w e re  Ood's  t h o u g h ts  expressed 
in  living  forms.  He  w as a  botanist 
of  high  r a nk  in his early  years.  Much 
of  his influence  Avas  apparently  due  to 
his  unbounded  enthusiasm,  t he novelty 
of  the things  he spoke  about,  his excel 
lent  flow  of  language,  a nd his rich  for 
eign  accent.  At  one time  I  h ad  col 
lected  from  Nohattt  a  basket  of  com 
mon  shell-fish,  among  which  Avas one 
of  unusual  size.  T he delight  exhibit 
ed  by Agassiz  at the sight  of t he speci 
men,  his  e x t r a v a g a nt 
Would  have  made  it  a  pleasure  to al 
most  a ny lover  of n a t u re  to gladly  t u rn 
over  the shell  for the use of  t he  great 
induced 
student  of  zoology. 
everybody  to hunt  animals  for Agassiz: 
the  world  w as  at his  disposal. 

exclamations. 

This 

I  have  seen  him passing  by  his  col 
lections  and  explaining  to a  large  num 
legisla 
ber  of  members  of  t he  state 
ture.  H is  fascinating  m a n n er  a nd 
earnestness  induced  t he m e m b e rs  from 
year  to  year  to  return  to  t he  capital 
and  appropriate  money  for his  museum 
Agassiz's 
in  a m o u n ts  unprecedented. 
son  Alexander,  a  g r a d u a te  of  t wo  de 
p a r t m e n ts  of  Haiward  a nd  since  his 
father's  death  curator  of  t he  museum. 
has  for years  been  an evolutionist  with 
for  t he  mu 
D a r w i n. 
seum,  this  son  h as  been  able  to bestOAV 
large  a m o u n ts  for  its  support,  as he 
became  very  Avealthy  by  means  of his 
stock  in t he Calumet  a nd Hecla  mine. 
time 
This  younger  Agassiz  h as  found 
to  spend  in  m a k i ng  money,  something 
his  father  could  not  do. 

F o r t u n a t e ly 

Agassiz  Avas  mentioned  as  a  great 
teacher—and  he  certainly 
deserved 
few  short 
Excepting  a 
this  title. 
courses  of  lectures  at  the  University, 
usually  attended  by  less  t h an 
forty 
persons,  his time  at  toiling  Avas  deA'ot-
ed  to  eight  to  fifteen  special  students, 
most  of  whom  were  g r a d u a t es  in  a 
course  of four  years.  W h at  did he  do 
for  these  special  students?  He sa\A" 
t h at  they  h ad an  abundance  of  good 
material,  a nd  devoted  to each  from  fiA'e 
to  ten minutes  or less  per day  during  a 
term,  never  telling  them  anything, ex 
cepting  "You a re  right,"  or  "You  a re 
Avrong,"  as  t he  case 
to be. 
"Compare  specimen;-;  of  these  tAA'O or 
three  species  a nd see their  relations  to 
each  other.  Do  not  read  a ny  books 
concerning  such  things  till  I  adA'ise  you 
to."  A  few  directions  Avere  given  as 
to  how  to  dissect  delicate  specimens 
under  water  a nd  other  little  m a t t e r s, 
l ie  tried  t he  patience  of  his  students, 
Avho  at  first  expected  to be  told  about 
everything  they  did not see.  a nd to be 
helped  over  every  difficulty.. 

seemed 

I  have  a h v a ys  regarded  these  lessons 

In  m a ny 

of  Agassiz  as t he most  valuable  train 
ing  of my life.  This  system  of  teaching 
to  some  extent  h as slowly  percolated 
through  t he  instruction  as  noAV  given 
at  m a ny  of  our  best  unhTersities  a nd 
instances  it  h as 
colleges. 
been 
first 
tried  on  children  of  t he 
grade  a nd  other  low grades  with  ex 
cellent  results,  b ut t he principle  seems 
to  be  a  difficult  one  for  t e a c h e rs  to 
It  is  so  much  easier  to  tell 
adopt. 
t h an  to refrain  from  telling;  then, too, 
the  pupils  a re to be  rushed  along  over 
. T he  a im  is 
a  considerable  course. 
too  often,  to  impart  a 
considerable 
a m o u nt  of  information  With  little  gain 
of  discipline  a nd  poAver  by  t he  stu 
dent. 

Department  of  Botany. 

The  Effects  of  N i c o t i n e. 

In  t he  F e b r u a ry 

n u m b er  of  t he 
Arena,  Prof.  J. W. Seaver,  A. M., M.  D., 
of  Yale  University,  gives  a  compre-
hensiATe  article  on  " T he  Effects  of 
Nicotine,"  dealing  principally  with  t he 
physical  effect  on young  people. 

tobacco,  a nd  much 

He  presents  t he a r g u m e n ts  p ro  a nd 
con,  haA'ing  little  to  say  in  favor  of 
t h at 
the  use of 
SIIOAVS  its  baneful  effects. 
When  Ave realize  t h at 

t he  United 
States  spends  as  much  annually  for 
tobacco  as it  does  for  flour,  t he  im 
portance  of  t he  subject  becomes  ap 
parent, 

Prof.  Seaver  says,  " In t he  ordinary 
cigar  or pipeful  of  tobacco  the  a m o u nt 
of  nicotine  is  about  one p er cent, a nd 
is  a  substance  that  is  really  absorbed 
by  t he  mucus  m e m b r a u e ."  W h i te 
says  t h at  1-30 of  a  grain  will  produce 
toxic  symptoms. 

t h at 

A  hospital  physician  says 

in 
cases  of  delirium 
tremens  they  have 
ahvays  found  t h at  the  patient  h as  used 
tobacco  a nd in a  feAV  cases  t he disease 
was  caused  by  tobacco  alone. 

Boys  in  secondary  schools  a re  more 
liable  to  form 
t he h a b it  of  smoking, 
because  they  are a w ay  from  home a nd 
are  at  an  age w h en  they  Avish  to ap 
pear  m a t u re  a nd •"ape  their  elders."  A 
principal  of  one  of t he largest  of  these 
break 
schools  says  t h at  more  boys 
down  in  health  a nd  a re  sent 
home 
from  the use  of  tobacco  t h an  from a ny 
ether  cause. 

"A  tabulation  of  the  records  of t he 
students  who entered  Yale 
in  nine 
years  a nd  Avere  examined  a nd  meas 
ured,  shows  t h at  the  smokers  averaged 
fifteen  months  older  than 
t he  non-
smokers,  but that  their  size,  except  in 
weight,  Avas  inferior  in  height  a nd in 
lung  capacity." 

In  from 

The  effect  of  even  moderate  doses of 
nicotine  is  perceptible  on  t he  whole 
neiwous  system  a nd muscular  ability. 
The  experiments  of  Dr. W. I'.  Lom 
bard  of  the UniArersity  of  Michigan  on 
t he  latter  point  a re summarized  as  fol 
lows: 
five  to  ten  minutes 
after  beginning  to  smoke  an  ordinary 
cigar  muscular  poAver  began  to  dimin 
ish,  a nd in  an  hour,  AA'hen 
t he  cigar 
was  burnt,  it  h ad fallen  to  about  25 
per  cent  of  its initial  value.  T he  total 
work  of  the time  of  depression,  com 
pared  Avith  a  similar  normal  period, 
was  24.2 to 44.8. 

Smoking 

stimulates 

secretion,  a nd 
for  this  reason  h as been  recommended 
as  a  sort  of gastric  s t i m u l a nt  after  eat 
ing,  b ut  t he  ordinary  use  usually 
causes  a  secretion  of  t he  fluids  at  a 
time  when  there  is  little  food  in t he 
stomach  to  be  acted  upon.  So  w h en 
food  is  t a k en  t he glands  a re  depleted 
and  a re unable  to  act. 

The  effect  on  t he  blood  is  b ad  a nd 
on  groAVth  is  yery  measurable.  Dr. 
E.  Hitchcock  of  A m h e r st  college  s a y s: 
"'In  separating  t he  smokers  from  t he 

FEBRUARY  23, 

1897. 

T HE  M.  A. 

0.  K E C O R D. 

5 

(that 

in  t he 
non-smokers,  it  a p p e a rs 
item  of  weight  t he  non-smokers  have 
increased  24  per  cent  more  t h an 
t he 
smokers;  in  growth  in  height  they  have 
surpassed  them  37  per 
in 
chest  girth  42  per  cenit.  And  in  lung-
capacity  there  is  a  difference  of  8.3G 
cubic  inches  (this  is  about  75  per  cent.) 
in  favor  of  t he  non-smokers,  which  is 
three  per  cent  of  t he  total  average  lung  • 
capacity  of  the  class. 

cent,  and 

'"The  widely  differing  growth  in  ca 
pacity  of  lungs  points  to  t he  influence 
Inspiration 
of  tobacco  on  respiration. 
is  essentially  a  muscular  act 
and  as 
such  would  be  seriously  impeded  by 
nicotine.  B ut  even  farther 
this 
must  act  the  irritating  substances  of  a 
smoke  which  readily  causes  inflamma 
tion  and  soreness  of  any  mucous  mem 
the 
brane.  Now,  to 
lungs  under  such  conditions  is  uncom 
fortable  if  not  impossible,  and  respira 
tion  degenerates  into 
incomplete 
act. 

expand 

'than 

fully 

an 

"I  do  not  know  how  we  can  compare 
the  work  of  the  users  of  tobacco  with 
lines 
t h at  of  the  non-users  in  mental 
as  we  can  in  physical  lines. 
1  can 
tell  you  absolutely  whether  a  m an  lias 
the 
gained  a  pound  in  weight  during 
year,  but  1  cannot  -tell  you  by 
any" 
such  deflnite  m e a ns  t he  mental  prog 
ress  that  has  gone  on  in  t h at 
time. 
We  m u st  a l w a ys  be  exceedingly  care 
ful  in  handling  statistics  of  t he  mental 
process.  Out  of  our  highest  scholar 
ship  men  only  a  very  small  per  cent-
age  (.about  five)  use  tobacco,  while  of 
t he  men  who  do  m»t  get  appointments 
over  00  per  cent  are  tobacco  users." 
In  athletic  contests  where  the  maxi 
tobacco 
forbid 

m um  of  effect 
is  demanded, 
is  one  of  the  first  substances 
den. 

The  Order  of  King's  D a u g h t e rs  and 
Sons. 

During  the  past  year  the  desire  has 
in  our  com 
been  expressed  by  many 
munity  to  know  more  of  the  order  of 
"King's  Daughters,"  its  origin  and  tne 
extension  of  the  work. 

The  order  w as  founded  in  Xew  York 
I ts 
city,  J a n.  li>,  1880,  by  ten  women. 
constitution  states  t h at  its 
a i ms  and 
purposes  are  "to  develop  spiritual  life 
and  to  stimulate  Christian  activities'' 
and  t h at  all  "who  accept  these  a i ms 
and  purposes  hold  themselves  respon 
sible  to  the  King." 

calls." 

the  Master 

>.'o.  denominational  lines  are  recog 
nized,  no  plan  of  work  designated  be 
yond  the  motto  of  the  order,  "To  look 
up,  not  down,  forward,  not  back;  out, 
not  in;  a nd  to  lend  a  hand  willingly 
whenever 
The 
motto  is  freely  acknowledged  to  have 
"Lend-a-
from 
been  borrowed 
l i a n d"  movement,  as  was  likewise  the 
watchword 
"In  His 
.Name"—the  initials  of  which  are  found 
on  the  silver  maltese  cross  worn  by  the 
members,  which  has  become  almost 
the  universal  sign  of  membership,  re 
placing  the  purple  ribbon,  Which  is  of 
equal  significance. 

the  order, 

the 

of 

While 

is 
loyalty 

the  organization 

inter-de 
t h at 
to 
nominational,  perfect 
branch  of  the  church  to  which  its  mem 
bers  belong  is  insisted  upon,  and  all 
circles  in  churches  are  under  the  guid 
ance  of  their  pastor  or  clergyman. 

the 

included 

At  the  time  of  organization  the  word 
ten  members,  but 
"circle" 
soon 
limiting 
impracticability  of 
t he  n u m b er  was  felt,  where  bands  of 
Avomen  were  working  for  a  common 
cause,  and  today  the  work  is  carried  on 
by  groups  of  members,  sometimes  ten 
and  even  less  forming  a  circle,  some 
times  n u m b e r i ng 
t he  hundreds. 
E a ch  circle  has  for  its  officers,  a  lead 
er,  vice  leader,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

in 

T he  president 
Margaret  Bottome. 

of  t he  order 

is  Mrs. 

One  thousand  lines  of  work  " In  His 
N a m e"  are  recorded  at  the  headquar 
ters  of  the  order. 
In  1887,  after  ur 
gent  request,  membership  to  t he  order 
w as  opened  to  men  a nd  boys  a nd 
the 
incorporated  n a me  is  now  " T he  Inter 
national  Order  of  King's  D a u g h t e rs 
and  Sons." 

T he  oldest  member  in  the  order  is  a 
d a u g h t er  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  102  years 
old,  its  youngest  w as  made  such 
the 
day  she  w as  born. 

T he  membership  is  400,000,  and  has 
in  more  or  less  num 
representatives 
bers 
South  America, 
and 
in  North 
Great  Britain,  Germany,  F r a n c e,  Italy, 
Greece,  Switzerland,  Denmark,  Tur 
key 
in  Europe,  India,  China,  J a p a n, 
T u r k ey  in  Asia,  Australia,  Sandwich 
and  H a w a i i an  Islands,  also  B e r m u d as 
and  B a h a m a s. 

first 

The 

in 
the 

'Incurables;' 

In  the  F e b r u a ry  issue  of  the  "Silver 
Cross"  magazine  is  found  the  follow 
ing  in  regard  to  t he  work  in  Greece: 
"The  history  of  the  order  in  this  clas 
sic  land  is  full  of  interest. 
first 
step  in  the  grouping  of  circles  to  form 
a  branch  w as  to  obtain  permission  of 
the  government,  an  essential  prelude 
to  t he  collection  of  money  by  any  so 
ciety  for  charitable  purposes,  or  oth 
This  granted,  the  branch  be 
erwise. 
came  an  incorporated  body,  with 
the 
institutions. 
right  to  found  charitable 
An  individual  circle  has  been  especial 
it  w as 
ly  interested 
n a t u r al 
united  effort 
t h at 
should  be  the  opening  of  a  home  for 
In  October, 
this  class  Of  sufferers. 
181)2,  a  small  cottage  was  rented 
in 
the ' s u b u r bs  of  Athens,  a  m a t r on  and 
nurse  were  obtained,  a nd  the  home  be 
gan  its  blessed  work. 
Rapid  groAvth 
sixm  necessitated  larger  quarters,  and 
the  home  was  speedily  recognized  as 
a  pressing 
a  charity 
that  supplied 
need,  being  the 
in 
first 
Greece.  Boxes  for  contribution  were 
in  the  churches  a nd  m a ny  of 
placed 
the  bishops,  especially 
the  metropoli 
tan,  interested  themselves  in  securing 
subscriptions  from  the  monasteries.  A 
visit  to  t he  home  from  her  Majesty  the 
Queen,  was  accompanied  by  a  hand 
some  donation,  and  other  gifts  came 
from  rich  Greeks  abroad. 
The  plans 
for  future  work  a re  far  reaching  and 
admirable." 

of  its  kind 

T h us  the  longing  for  reality  in  reli 
gion,  and  the  question  as  to  how  faith 
could  be  made  vital  and  manifest  has 
unfolded  itself.  One  of  the  great  ob 
jects  of  the  order  has  been  accom 
plished,  t h at  in  bringing  the  forces  en 
gaged  in  no  work,  or  at  ineffectual  ef 
forts  at  things  in  which  they  were  un 
fitted  for,  into  service  where  their  abil 
ities  would  meet  the  existing  need. 

are  held 

In  our  midst,  October  8,  1895,  "The 
formed, 
Try  and  T r u s t"  circle  was 
With 
Today 
live  charter  members. 
we  have  on  our  roll  call  twenty-two. 
alternate 
Meetings 
Aveek  at  the  different  homes  for  Bible 
study  and  spiritual  development.  An 
idea  of  the  efforts  made  by  the  circle 
to  lend  a  helping  hand  may  be  gath 
report, 
first 
the 
from 
ered 
which  follows: 

annual 

every 

Money  distributed—To  Persia,  $4.00; 

to  Armenia,  $10.00;  to  India  for  edu 
cation  of  boy  for  one  year,  $15.00. 

Food  and  clothing—To  Michigan  fire 
sufferers,  two  large  barrels  of  clothes; 
to  Lansing 
about  240  lbs.  groceries 
lb.  a 
(each  member 
month);  a  box  of  printed  m a t t er 
to 
\Yestern  missionary. 

contributing  1 

Also  the  expense  paid  of  sending  a 
child  front  Tenement  House  district, 
Xew  York,  for  a  ten  days'  outing 
to 
Christian  Herald  Home,  Mt.  Lawn,  N. 
Y. 

. 

An  interesting  point  is  t h at  t he  Lan 
sing  circle  will  adopt  the  sister  of  t he 
boy  in  India  mentioned  in  t he  report. 
T he  Lansing  a nd  M.  A.  C.  circles 
joint 

tAvo  very 

pleasant 

have  had 
meetings. 

Through  t he  efforts  of  the  circle  a nd 
the  kindness  of  Prof.  Taft  and  Mr. 
P r a t t, 
flowers  Avere  delivered  weekly 
at  t he  Lansing  hospital  during  the  past 
summer. 

E.  S.  B.  W. 

M a k i ng  Up  E n t r a n ce  Conditions—A  p 
p l i c a t i on  of  t he  New  R u l e. 

On  March  9,  1890,  the  faculty  adopt 
ed  and  inserted  into  t he  body  of  rules, 
as  r u le  l a,  t he  following: 

In 

the  ease  of  students  t h at  have 
failed  in  one  or  more  subjects  at 
t h e, 
entrance  examination,  no  fee  shall  be 
charged  for  t he  subsequent  examina-
t ion,  provided  it  be  taken  within  a  year 
of  admission 
t h at 
time  the  fee  for 
examination 
shall  be  required. 

to  College;  after 

special 

Ju  order  to  lessen  the  work  of 

t he 
entrance  examination  committee,  and 
also  to  allow  students  to  concentrate 
their  attention  upon  one  subject  at  a 
time,  the  following  schedule  of  exam 
inations  h as  been  arranged,  and  a ny 
student  Avho  has  failed  to  m a ke  up  his 
entrance  examinations  until  now  is  ex 
pected  to  present  himself  at  t he  time 
specified,  or  pay  the  usual  fee  for  a 
special  examination 

later. 

V.  S.  History,  Saturday,  March  13. 
Arithmetic,  Monday,  April  5. 
G r a m m a r,  Saturday,  May  1. 
tocography  a nd 

spelling,  Saturday, 

May  29. 

t h at 

Students  are  reminded 

those 
AVIIO  entered  under  the  rule  relating  to 
applicants  over  eighteen  eyars  of  age 
are  not  e.ranpt 
re-examination, 
from 
but  must  comply  Avith  the  above  condi 
tions. 

"WALTER  B.  BARROWS, 

Chairman  Coin,  on  E n t r a n ce  Exami 

nation: 

A  H e a v y - W e i g h t. 

| We  take  t he  liberty  of  quoting  the 
letter  from  H.  B. 

foIloAving  from  a 
Cannon,  '88.] 

is 

very 

hoAvever,  there 

attractive.  He 

"I  am  u n d er  m a ny  obligations 

"While  in  Buffalo  I  met  Orel  L.  Her-
shiser,  '84.  He  is,  as  you  m ay  know, 
a  "bee-man;" 
no 
formic  acid  in  his  equipment.  He  is  a 
big  fellow  a nd  as  genial  as  a  J u ne 
morning.  He  is  a  lawyer  by  profes 
sion,  and  may  be  found  half  Avay  up 
one  of  the  business  m o u n t a i ns  in  Buf 
falo—Real  E s t a te  E x c h a n ge  Building. 
to 
him,  for  he  helped  m a ke  my  s t ay  in 
Buffalo 
keeps 
bees  at  Big  Tree—some  nine  miles  out, 
so  is  a  suburbanite—nights  and  Sun 
days.  He  also  has  bees  at  another 
place;  hopes,  doubtless, 
to  become  a 
honey  king  a nd  Avear  a  triple  crOAvn  of 
beesAvax  just  over  the  spot  where  now 
lie  makes  a  few  hairs  do  a  deal  of 
duty.  Say,  felloAvs,  if  you  need  a  sen 
sible  lawyer  to  help  you  p ut  a  clause 
in  vour  wills—to  endow  a  neAV chair  at 
M.  A.  C— just  call  on  " H e r s h ." 
If  you 
say  "Economic  Entomology"  he'll  fix 
there'll  be  no 
that  will  so  well  t h at 
breaking  it,  if  a  New  York  lawyer  can 
do  it. 

there  t h at 

"They  say  doAvn 

some 
Weeks  since  a  man  whose  reputation 
treat 
for  veracity  had  received  rough 
ment  in  a  case  Avhere  O.  L.  EL  cross-
examined,  came  into  the  office  with  a 
mouth  full  of  oaths  to  SAvear  his  repu 
tation  back  again.  He  let  t h em  fly  at 
"Hersh.,"  but  desisted  when  this  sniil-
ing 
a 
the  offender's  shoulder  and 
hand  on 
It 
just  leaned  a  little  to  the  off  side. 
was 
leaned 
enough  to  h a ve 
against  by  such  a  laAvyer." 

pounder  placed 

two-hundred 

been 

A  S c a r e c r ow  for  Mosquitoes. 

Prof.  Pheltschue,  a  G e r m an  n a t u r a l 
ist,  h as  discovered  a  curious  w ay  of  re 
pelling  the  a t t a c ks  of  mosquitoes.  T he 
little  pest  has  a  deadly  enemy  in  t he 
dragon  fly,  Avhich  pursues  it  and  feeds 
upon  it.  T he  professor  h as  found  by 
m a ny 
dried 
bodies  of  a  few  dragon  flies  suspended 
by  t h r e a ds  around  a  bed  keep  the  mos 
quitoes  at  a  distance. 

experiments 

t h at 

the 

The  W i n t er  Tale. 

T wo  skates, 
ice, 

Some 

A  girl, 

H ow  nice! 

A  hole. 
A  fall, 

No  girl, 

T h a t 's  all. 

—Ex. 

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T he  M i c h i g an  Acadamy  of  Science. 

J a ck  F r o s t" 

Official  D i r e c t o r y. 

A.  M.  P A T R I A R C H E, 

'98. 

Sunday  Chapel  Service—Preaching 

T HE  M.  A.  C.  K E C O E D. 

FEBRUARY  23,  1897. 

T he  third 

a n n u al  meeting  of 

t he 
Michigan  Academy  of  Science  will  be 
held  at  A nn  Arbor,  on  March  31 a nd 
April  1 a nd 2.  T he d a te  hais  been  fixed 
d u r i ng  t he  spring  vacation  so  as  to 
allow  t he a t t e n d a n ce  of  as  m a ny  teach 
e rs  as  possible,  a nd t he meetings  of t he 
Academy  a nd t he  Schoolmasters'  Club 
will  overlap  for  one  day,  April  2, t he 
Academy  program  for  at  least  one  ses 
sion  on  t h at  d ay  being  so  a r r a n g ed  as 
to  be  of  special  interest  to  t e a c h e rs  of 
science.  T he  fact 
t h is  meeting 
is  to  be  held  in  t he  midst  of  t he  re 
sources  of  o ne  of  t he  largest  universi 
ties  of  t he  United  States  should  of  it 
self  d r aw  o ut  a  full  a t t e n d a n c e. 

t h at 

T he  Academy  is  now  in  t he  third 
year  of  i ts  existence,  a nd  hitherto  h as 
contended  with  m a ny  unfavorable  con 
ditions  in  its growth  t o w a rd  a  position 
of  recognized  scientfic  authority  in t he 
state. 
I ts  g r o w th  in  t h is  direction,  if 
slow,  nevertheless  h as  been  sure,  a nd 
it  a p p e a rs  now  to  be  entering  on  an 
era  of  influence  a nd  usefulness  which 
t he  anticipations  of 
shall  verify 
its* 
founders. 
It  needs,  however,  t he  e a r n 
est  support  a nd interest  of  every  scien 
tist  in  t he  state,  w h e t h er  professional 
or  amateur,  a nd  it  is  hoped  t h at  every 
such  person  in  t he  s t a te  will  at  once 
ally  himself  with  t he  organization  a nd 
t o w a rd  t he  accomplishment  of 
work 
the  g r a nd  ends  in  view.  T he  Academy 
now  h as  about  150 members,  a nd  this 
n u m b er  should  be  largely 
increased 
during  t he  coming  year.  T he  require 
ments  for  membership  a re very  simple, 
and  application  blanks  can  alwajrs  be 
h ad  from  t he  secretary  of  t he  Acad 
emy.  Agricultural  College,  Mich. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  t he council  at 
J a c k s on  t he  objects  of  t he  Michigan 
Academy  of  Science  were  summarized 
as  follows: 

1.  To  afford  opportunities  for  repre 
sentatives  of t he various  sciences  in t he 
different  p a r ts  of  t he  state  to  meet  one 
another  socially;  to  discuss  p l a ns  for 
the  a d v a n c e m e nt  of  t he  interests  of 
their  sciences  a nd  to  secure  t he  co 
operation  of  all  scientific  workers  a nd 
local  associations  in  t he  state. 

2.  To promote  in  every  possible  way, 
as  a  representative  scientific  body,  a ny 
project  for  t he  furtherance  of  t he in 
terests  of  science  within  t he  state. 

3.  To  secure,  at  as  early  a  date  as 
IMissible.  t he initiation  of  biological  a nd 
other  scientific  surveys  of  this  state, 
and  to  encourage  individual  and  asso 
ciated  effort  toward  t he  same  end. 

4.  To  stimulate  t he discussion  of  t he 
aims  and  methods  of  science  teaching, 
with  t he  purpose  of  unifying  a nd im 
proving 
teachers  of 
science  in  the  schools  a nd  colleges  of 
t he  state. 

t he  practice  of 

T he  coming  meeting  at  Ann  Arbor 
will  be  devoted  largely  to t he  presenta 
tion  a nd discussion  of  scientific  papers, 
many  of  which.  lioweA-er.  a re  sure  to 
be  of  general  interest,  and  to  all  these 
meetings 
in 
vited.  A second  notice,  with  announce 
ments  as  to 
railroads,  hotels,  exact 
place  of  meeting,  etc.,  will  be  issued 
later,  and copies  will  be  sent  to  anyone 

is  cordially 

the  public 

interested. 

W A L T ER  B.  BAKROWS, 
Secy.  Mich.  Acad.  Science. 

Tl:e  first  day  called  up  gravest 

fears 

that  made  me  nervous  hearted; 

T he  next  d ay  called  up  memories  of 

[Read  before  the Olympic  Society. 
February  5,  1897.] 

Ha,  h a!  H o,  h o! 
Mid  t he  flying  snow 
J a ck  Frost,  t h at  fellow 
W h om  most  people  know, 

Came  speeding  from  his  t h r o ne  in  t he 

North. 

H a,  h a!  Ho,  ho! 
•'Oh  where  shall  I  go 
With  my  piercing  winds 
And  tumbling  snow. 

0  where  shall  I  t a ke  them  now? 

" H a,  h a!  Ho,  ho! 

To  America  I'll  go; 
She  h as  long  been  u n d er 
A  southern  blow. 

O.  there's  w h e re  I'll  t a ke  my  frost." 

H a.  h a!  Ho,  ho! 
He  w as n ot a  b it  slow. 
And  soon  to  our  country 
He  came  with  his  blow, 

And  N a t u re  grew  stiff  in  his  grasp. 

Ha,  h a!  Ho,  ho! 

He  flings  t he  snow 
F r om  t he  sky  above 
To  t he  earth  below. 

And  soon  N a t u re  is  dressed  in  white. 

He  calls  to  Boreas, 

"O  blow!  O  blow! 
Lend  me  your  aid. 
H e ap  up t he  snow." 

And  N a t u re  w as  stunned  by  t he  cold. 

" H a.  h a! Ho.  ho! 

Old  Boreas  blow. 
Let  Nattire  enjoy 
My  falling  snow. 
Blow  it  right  into  h er  face. 

" H a.  h a!  Ho, ho! 

She'll  no  longer  grow, 
She  is  frozen  up  tight, 
Now  let  us go 

f 

* 
1 
1 

Back  to  our  homes  in  t he  North." 

"But  H a.  h a!  Ho,  ho!" 

Said  the  sun  in  a  glow, 
"As  it emerged  from  t he  clouds 
And  melted  t he  snow. 

You  have  not  frozen  me,  J a ck  Frost. 

"Ah,  no!  Not  so! 

Nature  will  grow. 
And  I'll  clothe  her  in  green 
In  spite  of  your  snow. 
For  see. it  is  melting  now." 

" H a.  ha!  Ho, ho! 

Methinks  I'll go. 
Return  to  t he  Pole 
And  t he  E s q u i m a u x, 
And  there  continue  my  work." 

"Then  blow!  O  blow! 

Ye  south  winds  blow." 
Called  t he  Sun  in  t he  heavens. 
As  she shone  on t he  snow, 
"O  blow  and  help  Nature 

spring; 

forth." 

Then  low.  soft  a nd low. 

The  south  winds  blow. 
And  Nature  t h r o ws  off 
Her  g a r m e nt  of  snow 

And  puts  on  her  summer  attire. 

Ha.  h a!  Ho,  ho! 

Comes  t he far  echo 
From  t he  icy  North, 
T he  land  of  snow, 

.lack  F r o st  is  back  on  his  throne. 

More  E x p l a n a t i o n. 

friends 

from  whom  I'd  p a r t e d: 

"Lost  people,  they  say. a l w a ys  walk 

The  third  d ay  called  up  thoughts  of 

in  circles." 

land,  where  one is  safely  carted: 

T he  fourth  d ay  called  up  everything 

I'd  eaten  since  I  started. 

—Philadelphia 

American. 

" W h a t 's  that  for.  I  wonder?" 
"So  t h at  rescue  parties  can  get  onto 
suppose,"—Chicago 

curves, 

I 

their 
Record. 

at  2:30 p. m. 

Y.  M. C.  A.—Holds  regular  meetings 
every  T h u r s d ay  evening  at  6:30 and 
S.  H.  F u l 
S u n d ay  evenings  at  7:30. 
ton,  President.  C.  W.  Loomis,  Cor. 
Secretary. 

Y.  W. C. A. regular  weekly  meetings 
for  all  ladies  on  t he  c a m p us  T u e s d ay 
evenings  at  8 o'clock,  in t he ladies'  par 
lors.  Meetings  on  Sunday  evenings 
with  t he  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  Miss  E d i th  F. 
McDermott,  P r e s i d e n t;  Miss  Alice 
Georgia,  Cor.  Secretary. 

N a t u r al  H i s t o ry 

Society—Regular 
meeting  second  F r i d ay  evening  of  each 
month  in  t he  chapel  at  7:00.  H.  C. 
Skeels,  President.  W.  R.  Kedzie,  Sec 
retary. 

Botanical  Club—Meets  first  a nd  third 
F r i d ay  of  each  month  in  t he  Botanical 
Laboratory  at  6:30.  T.  Gunson,  Presi 
dent.  W.  R.  Kedzie,  Secretary. 

Shakespeare 

Club—Meets 

every 

W e d n e s d ay  evening.  Dr.  H o w a rd  Ed 
w a r d s,  President. 

M.  A.  C.  Athletic  Association—C.  B. 
Laitner,  President.  G.  B.  Wells,  Sec 
retary. 

Columbian  Literary  Society—Regular 
meeting  every  S a t u r d ay  evening 
in 
their  rooms  in  t he  middle  w a rd  of 
Wells  Hall,  at  7:00.  T.  A.  Chittenden, 
President.  A.  J.  Weeks,  Secretary. 

Eclectic  Society—Meets  on 

fourth 
floor  of  Williams  Hall  every  S a t u r d ay 
at  7:30 p.  m.  D.  C.  McElroy,  Presi 
dent;  T.  H.  Libbey,  Secretary. 

F e r o n i an  Society—Meets  every  Fri 
d ay  afternoon  at  1:00  in  Hesperian 
rooms.  Miss  P e a rl  Kedzie,  President. 
Miss  H a t t ie  Chase,  Secretary. 

Hesperian  Society—Meetings 

held 
every  S a t u r d ay  evening  in  t he  society 
rooms  in  t he  west  ward  of  Wells  Hall 
at  7:00.  A. T.  Cartland,  President.  D. 
E.  Hoag,  Secretary. 

Olympic  Society—Meets  on 

fourth 
floor  of  Williams  H a ll  every  S a t u r d ay 
evening  at  7:00.  W. R. Goodwin,  Presi 
dent.  E.  R.  Russell,  Secretary. 

Phi  Delta  T h e ta  Fraternity—Meets 

on  F r i d ay  evening  in  chapter  rooms  in 
Wells  Hall,  at  7:00.  H.  A.  H a g a d o r n, 
President.  C.  M.  Krentel,  Secretary. 
Literary 
Society—Meetings 
held 
their  hall  every  S a t u r d ay 
evening  at  7:00.  G.  A.  P a r k e r.  Presi 
dent.  A. E. Wallace,  Secretary. 

Union 

in 

Nt.  A.  C. 

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two  weeks  on  T h u r s d ay  evening  in the 
tower  room  of  Mechanical  Laboratory. 
C.  A.  P a r k e r,  President.  E.  H.  Sedg 
wick,  Secretary. 

Club  Boarding  Association—I.  L. 
Simmons.  President.  H.  A.  Dibble. 
Secretary. 

T ry  a nd  T r u st  Circle  of  King's 
Daughters  —Meets 
a l t e r n a te 
Wednesday.  M r s.  C.  L.  Weil,  Presi 
dent.  Mrs. J.  L.  Snyder.  Secretary. 

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News  from  G r a d u a t es  and  S t u d e n t s. 

George  J.  J e n k s, 

'89,  Sand  Beach, 

w as  in  t he  city  last  week. 

Geo.  W.  Davis,  '92,  sends  us  the  note 

r e g a r d i ng  Sylvester  Scovel. 

J.  D.  Towar,  '85,  is  lecturer  of 

the 

Rhode  I s l a nd  S t a te  Grange. 

Prof.  B.  W.  Peet.  '92,  of  Grand  Rap 

ids,  spent  S u n d ay  at  M.  A.  C. 

Clarence  3.  Combs,  with 

'96.  w as 
elected  t r e a s u r er  of  the  junior  medics 
at  Ann  Arbor  last  week. 

Royal  C.  Fisher,  '95,  has  t he  nomina 
tion  for  county  school  commissioner  in 
Oceana 
republican 
on 
ticket. 

county 

t he 

H.  E.  W a r d,  "95,  is  at  t he  IT.  of  M. 
and  rooms  at  t he  s a me  place  t h at  Cum-
ings  a nd  McElroy  a re  staying.  51  Pack 
ard  street. 

Print.  Masselink  L"95J  of  Cass  City  is 
a  hustler.  The  Tuscola  County  Lec 
t u re  Course  in  t h at  town  has  a  patron 
age  of  fully  400.—Moderator. 

The  current  n u m b er  of  Garden  and 
Forest  contains  a  contribution  by  Prof. 
U.  P.  Hedrick,  '93,  on  P a r a d i se  Valley, 
situated  on  Mount  Ranier. 

W.  H.  Marsh, 

'98,  is  spending 

t he 
w i n t er  at  his  home  in  Baroda,  Mich. 
He  expects  to  be  able  to  r e t u rn  to  t he 
College  again  in  the  n e ar  future. 

P.  S.  Rose,  with  '90w,  writes  t h at  he 
is  enjoying  his  school  work  at  Old  Mis 
sion,  a nd  t h at  he  will  r e t u rn  next  Sep 
t e m b er  to  remain  until  he  g r a d u a t e s. 

A.  R.  Rogers,  with  '97,  Lime  Creek, 
Mich.,  says  of  t he  RECORD:  " T he  little 
sheet  brings  m a ny  pleasant  memories 
to  mind  a nd  at  the  same  time  contains 
much  valuable 

information." 

F.  H.  Hall,  '88,  a nd  H.  B.  Cannon. 
"88,  who  took  the  civil  service  examina 
tion  for  librarian  a nd  editor  of  t he  ex 
periment  station  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  were 
among  t he  four  candidates  who  were 
found  eligible. 

Prof.  J a m es  Troop,  '78,  secretary  of 
the 
Indiana  State  Horticultural  So 
ciety,  is  given  unstinted  praise  by  the 
Michigan  Fruit  Grower  and  Practical 
Farmer 
nual  report  of  t he  society. 

for  his  work  on  the  36th  an 

D.  YV.  Trine,  '92,  a s s i s t a nt  botanist 
in  t he  Oregon  Agricultural  College, 
says: 
"Oregon  is  a  paradise,  but  at 
present  there  a re  too  m a ny  A d a ms  in 
it. 
is  not  the 
'apple,'  however, 
tempting  fruit,  but  political  offices  in 
stead." 

The 

commissioner 

Clay  Tallman,  '95,  received  the  nom 
ination  for  school 
in 
Ionia  county  on  the  democratic  ticket. 
He  is, r u n n i ng  against  E.  B.  Hale,  '93, 
the 
who  has  held 
p a st  two  years  with  good  success  a nd 
credit  to  himself  and  his  county. 

t h at  office  during 

Hon.  Charles  W.  Garfield, 

'70,  is 
president  of  t he  P r a t i c al  F a r m er  Co., 
publishers  of  t he  Michigan  Fruit  Grower 
and  Practical  Farmer.  Calvin  C.  Lillie, 
'84,  is  vice  president  of  the  company 
and  dairy  a nd 
the 
paper.  T he  issue  of  F e b.  5,  contains  a 
good  cut  and  write  up  of  t he  College 
library-

stock  editor  of 

president  of 

W.  H.  Goss,  '82,  Bangor,  who  w as 
mentioned  in  the  issue  of  J a n.  26  as  the 
the  Van 
newly-elected 
B u r en  County  F a r m e r s'  Institute  Asso 
ciation,  s a ys  t h at  through  t he  RECORD 
he  h as  learned  more  of  t he  workings 
of 
last  year 
t h an  he  had  previously  in  all  the  time 
since  he  left  in  '82. 

the  College  during 

the 

Prof.  Hedrick  h as  m a de  a  discovery 

in  microscopy,  but  n^  4o es  not 
seem 
inclined 
to  m a ke  a ny  noisy  demon 
stration  over  so  i m p o r t a nt  an  occur 
the 
rence.  He  told  us  at  the  lecture 

very 

evening, 

incidental 

other 
in  a 
way,  t h at  he  could  m a ke  a  cross  sec 
tion  of  a  plant  in  three  different  direc 
tions.—The  College  Barometer.  Corvallis. 
Oregon. 

One  of  the  Veitchian  silver  medals 
lias  been  presented  to  Prof.  Liberty  H. 
Bailey,  '82,  this  year,  in  recognition  of 
his  efforts,  by  m e a ns  of  his 
lectures 
a nd  his  writings,  to  place  t he  cultiva 
tion  of  p l a n ts  on  a  scientific  basis;  to 
promote  the  extens'.on  of  horticultural 
education;  and,  by  numerous  trials  and 
render 
experiments, 
for 
more 
economic  purposes. 

productive  plants  grown 

improve  a nd 

to 

F r om  Oregon  papers  we  learn 

t h at 
Hon.  E.  R.  Lake,  '85,  at  one  t i me  in 
structor  in  botany,  has  taken  a  con 
in  helping  to  organize 
spicuous  p a rt 
t he  house  of 
representatives,  which 
had  been  temporarily  in  t he  h a n ds  of  a 
minority  of  populists.  A  large  cut  ap 
"Rep 
p e a rs  with  these  w o r ds  below: 
resentative  L a ke  of  Lincoln.  L a ke  is 
one  of  t he  most  popular  men  on  t he 
rtoor  of  t he  house.  He  is  one  of 
t he 
fighters, 
and  his  desk,  during  lulls,  is 
a l w a ys  surrounded  by  men  from  every 
p a rt  of  the  state." 

Encyclopedia  of  A m e r i c an  H o r t i c u l 
t u r e. 

in 

the 
An  important  announcement  by 
MacMillan  company  of  NewT  York 
is 
the  publication  of  an  encyclopedia  of 
American  horticulture, 
t h r ee  vol 
umes,  dated  1900.  Prof.  L.  H.  Bailey 
of  Cornell  University  has  undertaken 
the  editorial  oversight  of 
t he  work, 
which  will  contain  signed  articles  by 
specialists,  a r r a n g ed  alphabetically,  on 
all  subjects  relating  to  t he  cultivation 
of  plants  out  of  doors  a nd  u n d er  glass. 

Board  of  A g r i c u l t u r e. 

Hon.  F r a n k l in  Wells,  P r e s i d e nt 

Constantine. 
Hon.  Chas.W.  Garfield.  .Grand  Rapids. 
St.  Clair. 
Hon.  Chas.  F.  Moore 
Hon.  C.  J.  Monroe 
South  H a v e n. 
W e st  B ay  City. 
Hon.  T.  F.  Marston 
Highland. 
Hon.  E.  C.  Bird 
Gov.  H a z en  S.  Pingree 
.Ex  Officio 
The  President  of  the  College.. Ex  Officio 
Hon.  I.  H.  Butterfield,  S e c y . .. 

Mich.  Agr.  College. 

F a c u l ty  a nd  O t h er  Oflieers. 

J.  L.  SNYDER,  A.  M.,  P h.  D.,  Presi 
dent. 
R O B E RT  C.  K E D Z I E,  M.  A.,  M.  D., 
Professor  of  Chemistry,  a nd  Curator 
of  the  Chemical  Laboratory. 
W I L L I AM  J.  B E A L,  M.  S.,  P h.  D., 
Professor  of  Botany  a nd  Forestry,  and 
Curator  of  the  Botanical  Museum. 
E.  A.  A.  GRANGE,  V.  S., 
Professor  of  Veterinary  Science. 
L E VI  R.  T A F T,  M.  S., 
Professor  of  Horticulture  a nd  Land 
scape  Gardening,  a nd  Superintend 

ent  of 

t he  Horticultural  De 

p a r t m e n t. 
H O W A RD  E D W A R D S,  M.  A.,  L L.  D., 
Professor  of  English  L i t e r a t u re  and 
Modern  L a n g u a g e s. 
H E R M AN  K.  V E D D E R,  C.  E., 
Professor  of  Mathematics  a nd  Civil 
Engineering. 
H A R RY  H.  B A N D H O L T Z,  2d  Lieut. 
6th  Inf.,  U.  S.  A., 
Professor  of  Military  Sciences  a nd 
Tactics. 
I.  H.  B U T T E R F I E L D, 
Secretary. 
CLINTON  D.  S M I T H,  M.  S. 
Professor  of  Practical  Agriculture,  and 
Superintendent  of  t he  F a r m. 

CHAS.  L.  W E I L,  S.  B„ 
Professor  of  Mechanical  Engineering 
a nd  Director  of  the  Mechanical 
D e p a r t m e n t. 
W A L T ER  B.  B A R R O W S.  S.  B., 
Professor  of  Zoology  a nd  Physiology, 
and  Curator  of  t he  General 
Museum. 
F R A NK  S.  K E D Z I E,  M.  S.. 
Adjunct  Professor  of  Chemistry. 
W I L L I AM  S.  H O L D S W O R T H,  M.  S.. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Drawing. 
P H I L IP  B.  W O O D W O R T H,  B.  S., 
M.  E. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Physics. 
ALVIN  B.  NOBLE,  B.  Ph., 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  Litera 
t u re  a nd  Modern  L a n g u a g e s. 
C H A R L ES  F.  W H E E L E R,  B.  S., 
Assistant  Professor  of  Botany. 
W I L B UR  O.  H E D R I C K,  M.  S.. 
Assistant  Professor  of  History  a nd  Po 
litical  Economy. 
W A R R EN  BABCOCK,  Jr.,  B.  S.. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Mathematics. 
E D I TH  F.  M c D E R M O T T. 
Professor  of  Domestic  Economy  a nd 
Household  Science. 
MRS.  L I N DA  E.  LANDON, 
Librarian. 
H.  W.  M U M F O R D,  B.  S. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Agriculture. 
R U F US  H.  P E T T I T,  B.  S.  A. 
I n s t r u c t or  in  Zoology. 
A.  L.  W E S T C O T T,  B.  M.  E., 
I n s t r u c t or  in  Mechanical  Engineering. 
D I CK  J.  CROSBY,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  English. 
M E R R I TT  W.  F U L T O N,  B.  S.. 
Instructor  in  Agriculture. 
B U R T ON  O.  LONGYEAR, 
Instructor  in  Botanv 
CYRUS  C.  P A S H B Y,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  Mathematics. 
GORDON  H.  T R U E,  B.  S., 
Instructor  in  Dairying. 
C H A R L ES  E.  M A R S H A L L,  P h.  B,. 
Instructor  in  Bacteriology. 
H.  E.  S M I T H,  B.  S. 
Instructor  in  Mechanical  Engineering. 
K.  L.  B U T T E R F I E L D,  B.  S., 
Supt.  F a r m e r s'  Institutes  a nd  College 
Field  Agent. 
D.  B.  B A L D W I N. 
Engineer. 
T H O M AS  GUNSON, 
F o r e m an  of  Greenhouse. 
F.  C.  K E N N E Y, 
Assistant  Secretary. 
E R N E ST  W I T T S T O C K, 
F o r e m an  of  the  F a r m. 
W.  S.  L E O N A R D, 
F o r e m an  of  Machine  Shop. 
T H O M AS  D U R K I N, 
F o r e m an  of  t he  Horticultural  Depart 
ment. 
C H A R L ES  E.  HOYT, 

f o r e m an  of 

t he  Wood  Shops 
F o u n d r y. 
E.  S.  GOOD, 
Clerk  to  President. 
C H A CE  N E W M A N, 

and 

Clerk  of  Mechanical  Department. 

S t a t i on  Council. 

Clinton  D.  Smith,  M.  S 

Director  a nd  Agriculturist. 

J o n a t h an  L.  Snyder,  P h.  D.,  P r es 

L.  R.  Taft,  M.  S 
Robert  C.  Kedzie,  M.  A.,  M.  D 

Ex  Officio. 
Horticulturist 

Ira  H.  Butterfield, 

Chemist. 
Secretary 
and  Treasurer. 

Advisory  a nd  A s s i s t a nt  Staff. 

A.  A.  Crozier,  M.  S. 

Assistant  in  Agriculture. 

H e r b e rt  W.  Mumford,  B-  S 

Assistant  in  Agriculture. 

H.  P.  Gladden,  B.  S 

Assistant  in  Horticulture. 
M.  L.  D e a n.  .Assistant  in  Horticulture. 
Thorn  Smith,  B.  S. 

Assistant  in  Chemistry. 

E.  A.  A.  Grange,  V.  S 

Consulting  Veterinarian. 

W.  B.  B a r r o w s,  S.  B 

Consulting  Zoologist. 
R.  H.  P e t t i t.  .Assistant  in  Entomology. 
Botanist. 
Chas.  F.  Wheeler,  B.  S 
Mrs.  L.  E.  Landon 
Librarian. 
T.  T.  Lyon,  So.  H a v en 

In  charge  of  Sub-Station. 

R.  L.  Taylor,  Lapeer 

In  charge  of  Apiary. 

S u b - S t a t i o n s. 

Grayling,  Crawford  county,  80  acres 

deeded. 

South  H a v e n,  V an  B u r en  county,  10 

acres  rented;  5  acres  deeded. 

The  Farm  Home 

Reading  Circle 

M I C H I G AN  S T A TE 

A G R I C m / T U R A I,  C O L L E G E. 

THE  AIM OF THE  FARM  HOME  READING  CIRCLE 

The  fundamental  purpose  of  the  Agri 
farmers' 
cultural  College  is  to  educate 
sons  and  daughters  toward  the  farm  a nd 
not  a w ay  from  it.  She  is  doing  this  and 
in  addition  is  making  it  possible for  those 
who  cannot  afford  a  college  course  to 
topics 
become  posted  on  agricultural 
through  the  Farm  Home  Reading  Circle. 
One  of  the  objects  of  the  F a rm  Home 
Reading  Circle  is  to  recommend  the  best 
books  for  the  farmer,  gardener  and  stock 
breeder  to  read,  and  at  the  same  time  to 
furnish  an  opportunity  for  the  farmer  to 
buy 
reduced 
prices. 

those  books  at  greatly 

The  course  of  reading  outlined  has 
been  prepared  by men  who  are  authority 
in  their  special  lines.  The  books  offered 
iu  the  course  are  thought  to  be  as  good 
as  can  be  secured  at  a  reasonable  figure. 
The  privileges  of  the  F a rm  H o me 
Reading  Circle  are  not  limited  as  to  age 
or  occupation.  Anyone  who  is  a  resi 
dent  of  Michigan  may  become  a  member. 
One  of  the  most  commendable  features 
of  this  course  of  reading  is  that  you  can 
read  alone. 

You  do  not  have  to  organize  a  society. 

MEMBERSHIP  COSTS  NOTHING. 

ADVANTAGES  TO MEMBERS  OF THE FARM 

HOME  READING  CIRCLE. 

1.  An  opportunity 

to  pursue  a  sys 
tematic  course  of 
the 
direction  and  with  the  aid  of  all  depart 
ments  of 
the  Michigan  Agricultural 
College. 

reading  under 

2.  The  publications  of  the  Michigan 
State  Experiment  Station  are mailed  free 
to  members  of  the  F a rm  Home  Reading 
Circle. 

3.  You  can  secure  standard  books  at 

greatly  reduced  rates. 

4.  You  not  only  secure  the  benefit 
yourself,  but  you  get  a  certificate  on  the 
completion  of  each  book  which  cannot 
fail  to  be  a  source  of  satisfaction  to  you. 

5.  You  can  receive  a  prompt  answer 
to  any  question  in  regard  to  farm  topics 
by  applying  to  the  college  through  thp 
Secretary  of  the  F a rm  Home  Reading 
Circle. 

Full  information 

in  regard  to  how  to 
join  and  the  different  courses  offered 
will  be  furnished  promptly  upon  applir 
cation  to  the  secretary, 

HERBERT  W-  MyMFQRp, 

Agricultural  College,  Mich, 

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FEBRUARY  23, 1897. 

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Our  last  Catalog  s h o ws  t h at  WE  HAVE  S T U D E N TS  FROM 
J A P A N,  SIBERIA,  S W E D E N,  S C O T L A N D,  ENGLAND,  ARMENIA, 
QUEBEC,  ONTARIO,  NOVA  SCOTIA,  ELEVEN  S T A T ES  AND  T HE 
DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA  IN  OUR  COUNTRY,  B E S I D ES  F O R T Y-
NINE  C O U N T I ES  IN  MICHIGAN. 

We  number  among  our  post-graduate  students,  men  and  women  from  the 
University  of  Michigan,  Amherst,  Oberlin,  Olivet,  The  State  Normal,  and  many-
other  institutions  of  learning. 

But  our  most 

laudable  pride  is  in  the  work  our  graduates  are  doiug  — they  occupy  positions  of  honor 

and  trust  in  all  the  walks  of  life,  and  their  work  is  a  proud  monument  to  the  training  received  here. 

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